Religious Extremism

Rights Groups Call for Release of Mauritanian Blogger

June 28, 2019

The President of Mauritania has rebuffed calls from human rights groups for him to release a blogger still jailed two years after serving time for “blasphemy against Islam,” maintaining the “infidel” blogger’s ongoing detention is aimed to protect his safety and to maintain public order in the conservative Islamic republic.
Turkey’s Islamists Expand African Influence

June 26, 2019

The AKP Islamist regime ruling Turkey since 2002 is using the Turkey-Africa Partnership as a diplomatic, economic, and educational platform to radicalize the African Continent’s Muslim populations.
Islamist Governance Produced Broad Quality Declines in Istanbul

June 26, 2019

Comparative data on global megacities indicate that Islamist governance of Istanbul for the past quarter century has produced a decline in all quality metrics, from quality of life to cost of living to security.
UN Report Finds Saudi Regime Responsible for Khashoggi Execution

June 26, 2019

The UN investigator of the murder of Saudi-American journalist Jamal Khashoggi has released a report finding Saudi Arabia "legally responsible" for Khashoggi's "premeditated execution” and pointing to the broader deployment of extrajudicial mechanisms to silence domestic opposition to the kingdom's theocratic Islamic regime.
Pakistan Pushes for UN Action to Combat Criticism of Islam

June 24, 2019

Pakistan's Islamist theocracy is using the publication of the UN Secretary-General's newly released Strategy Plan of Action for dealing with hate speech to push the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to renew its pressure in UN forums to censure speech deemed "insulting to religion."
Al-Azhar Leadership Rejects Child Marriage, Female Genital Mutilation

June 24, 2019

At the conclusion of the first African Summit on child marriage and female genital mutilation, the deputy grand imam of Cairo's Al-Azhar University issued a religious ruling (fatwa) against child marriage and reiterated a previous ruling against female genital mutilation.
Saudi Arabia Joins Global Money Laundering Watchdog

June 24, 2019

Last year's EU blacklisting of Saudi Arabia for violations of international standards related to money laundering and terrorism financing did not stop the Islamic theocratic kingdom from acceding to the Financial Action Task Force, the global watchdog that sets standards to combat international money laundering and associated financing for terrorist activities.
Turkish Secularists Win Rerun of Istanbul Mayoral Elections

June 24, 2019

The victory of the secularist party candidate over the ruling Islamist party candidate in a rerun of elections for the mayoralty of Turkey's largest city Istanbul is widely seen as a vote of no confidence in the Islamist government's increasing political autocracy, corrupt governance, and economic mismanagement.
Turkish Leader Demands Egyptian Trial over Morsi’s Death

June 21, 2019

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is clamoring for the G20 group of countries and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to support an international tribunal to try Egyptian government leaders for the death of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohammed Morsi.
Morsi Critics Highlight MB Views on Religious Hatred

June 21, 2019

The reporting about the recent death of Muslim Brotherhood (MB) leader and one-time Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi is a reminder of the principles of religious hatred associated with the MB, a movement whose influence extends well beyond its Egyptian origins.